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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

The following is a transcript of an email received September 16, 2009 from Chris, owner of the Falling Rock Tap House in downtown Denver, that explains their plans for the week of the Great American Beer Festival. Yours truly will try to get over to the FRTH at least once during GABF week. Save me a seat.

So here's the list that every one's been asking for, sorry about the delay but things have been a bit hectic around here & my phone has been ringing off the hook for a few weeks now.

2009 GABF Schedule

Monday September 21st

5pm. 13th Annual GABF Kickoff Tapping Party. Every year we save kegs to tap at this event. We will be tapping 10-12 kegs at 5pm of harder to find specialty beers from breweries from all over, some sent in just for this event. Some of the breweries: Avery, Russian River, Lost Abbey, Port Brewing.Wednesday September 23rd

3pm Boulder Beer Stranahan's Aged Mojo
10pm Upstairs - Stone Brewing. The Folks over @ Stone sent us a few fun kegs to try out like this year's Vertical Epic & a couple others.
10pm Downstairs - Shelton Brother's. Dan Shelton imports some of the most distinctive beers from all over the world as well as running an Export program also. Come & sample some of the beers that Dan is exporting (like Jolly Pumpkin) as well as some of the interesting beers that Shelton Brothers imports. Cost $20
11pm Jewbilation Bar-Mitzvah Schmaltz Brewing is turning 13 so it's time to celebrate. We'll have Jewbilation and oak aged Lenny'y Rye IPA on tap.

Friday September 25th

Noon Sierra Nevada Kill-A-Keg See if we can drain a keg in less than last year's 15 minutes 4 seconds.
12:30 Sierra Nevada Estate. Not only did Sierra Use Hops grown on their own Property, they grew the Barley as well. Try out this new, very limited edition Wet-Hopped Ale.
1pm Meet Chris Brouwaerts, Founder of Brasserie La Chouffe from Belgium.
2pm Left Hand/Terrapin Brewing Depth Charge Espresso Milk Stout Collaborative Brew on Cask
10 pm Downstairs All About Beer, Dogfish Head & Others "Up Your Reinheitsgebot - an Evening of Impure & Illicit Beers" Taste Exotic beers from Dogfish Head, Avery Allagash & New Belgium that definitely plead the 5th on the German Purity Law of 1517.

Saturday September 26th

4pm Boulevard Brewing Smokestack Beers on tap. Try out some of Boulevard's Specialty Offerings.
10pm New Belgium Brewing Rarities with Special Guests Elysian Brewing Company. Come try out some of New Belgium's Harder-to-Find Beers on Tap. We'll have Love, La Folie, Transatlantic Kriek, La Fleur Misseur & Le Terroir. Also in the House will be Beers from Elysian Brewing.